Hedge cutter



G. w. BOWMAN HEDGE CUTTER Filed April 13. 1923 Patented May 2%, 192%.

OFFICE.

To all whom GEORGE W. BOWMAN, OF TARENTUM, PENNSYLVANIA.

HEDGE CUTTER.

Application filed April 13, 1923. Serial No. 631,823.

it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. BOWMAN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Tar'entum, in the county of Allegheny 6 and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hedge Cutters; and

lowing to be a full, clear,

tion thereof.

I do hereby declare the foland exact descrip- My invention relates to hedge cutters or trimmers, although not necessarily limited to such use, as its application may ther extended The object be furof my invention is to provide a cutter of this character which is strong and durable and that it is not of such simple construction liable to get out of order. To

these ends my invention consists, generally stated, in a posed cutter arc-shaped bars each slot and an inwardly extendcutter comprising two juxtahaving at one end an ing lug at said slot, and an aperture at the other end, handles pivoted to connecting devices said lugs and passing through said slots and said apertures to connect the innermost end of said bars, whereby as said handles are moved multaneously handles to the opposite s1- toward and from each other the knives of the cutter bars will overlap to do the cutting.

In the accompanying drawing 1 is a plan view partly proved cutter of the cutters removed; Fig. 3 is a section 7 broken away 0i my im- Fig. 2 is a like view with one on the line 33, Fig. l.

The numeral 2 designates one cutter bar and 3 the 0th Each cutter shaped slot 5, inwardly ext end each cutter er provided with the knives 4. bar has at one end the arcand at said slot is located the ending lug 6. At the other bar has the aperture 7.

The handles 8 and 9' are provided, each handle being 6 of its cutter bar.

pivoted by the bolt 10 the lug The innermost end of each handle is connected to the opposite cutter bar by the bolt 11 the slot 5, an

which passes through d the aperture 7 in the juxtaposed cutter bar, i. e. the handle 8 is pivoted to the lug 6 of the cutter bar 2, and the bolt 11 passes through the slot 5 of the cutter bar 2 and through the aperture of the opposed cutter bar 3 while the handle 9 is pivoted to the lug 6 of the cutter bar 3 and the bolt 11 passes through the slot 5 of the cutter bar 3 and through the apertures 7 of K the cutter bar 2.

In this manner provision is made for the sliding of one cutter bar over the other in opposite directions by the simultaneous movement of the handles toward and from each other. The handles diverge slightly from the pivotal points, so that greater leverage is obtained and less movement of the handles is required.

The cutter is composed of a minimum number of parts, and is strong and durable to withstand the severe usage to which said cutter bars are subjected.

What I claim is:

1. In a cutter of the character described, the combination of two juxtaposed cutter bars provided with knives, are shaped slots formed at one of the ends of each cutter bar, apertures formed in the opposite ends of said cutter bars, inwardly extended lugs at said slots, handles pivotally connected to said lugs,

and fastening devices passing through the innermost ends of said handles through said slots and apertures.

2. In a cutter of the character described, the combination of two juxtaposed cutter bars provided with cutting knives, arc shaped slots formed at one of the ends of each cutter bar, inwardly extending lugs at said slots, apertures formed at the other ends of said cutter bars, handles pivotally connected to said lugs, fastening devices passing through the innermost ends of said handles and through said apertures and slots, said handles diverging from a point beyond the pivotal points.

In testimony whereof I, the said Gnonen W. BOWMAN, have hereunto set my hand.

GEORGE W. BOWMAN. 

